Identifier |
20110208_nanos_posters_080 |
Title |
Intracranial Hypertension Caused by an Ependymoma of the Lumbar Thecal Sac with Normal Cerebrospinal Fluid Composition |
Creator |
Mejico, Luis; Ko, Melissa |
Subject |
Intracranial Hypertension; Papilledema; Spinal Neoplasm |
Description |
Tumors in the spinal canal are a rare but well-known cause of intracranial hypertension. Possible pathophysiologic mechanisms include disruption of CSF absorption at the arachnoid granulations due to high protein or degradation products in the CSF or blockage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow from tumors. |
Date |
2011-02-08 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2011 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2011: Poster Presentations |
Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2011. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s612904q |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
181662 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s612904q |